So let's vote on same sex marriage

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Danzig

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i tell you what rupe, since i didn't offer you a better response-altho your absurd question doesn't merit one...

when polygamy becomes a legal practice, and the right to engage in said practice is given to some and not others, i'll be sure and consider that constitutionality then. in the meantime, i'll give it the amount of attention it deserves, which is no more than your absurd 'what if there were no gays' query. in other words, no more than this.

That is the whole point. As of right now, a polygamist is not allowed to marry more than one person. He can have 4 girlfriends at the same time. He can live with all 4 of them. But he can't marry all 4 of them because it is illegal.

And by the same token, a man can date a man and he can live with a man but he cannot marry a man because it is illegal.

That is the law as of right now.

Any by the way, if you think my question is absurd, you should see the questions that the Supreme Court Justices ask. They ask about all kinds of crazy analogies to try to understand why something should apply in one case but not in another. They are always asking, 'Suppose this, and suppose that. Would what you are saying apply in this type of case (some absurd case), if it would apply in the current case we are discussing?'

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

That is the whole point. As of right now, a polygamist is not allowed to marry more than one person. He can have 4 girlfriends at the same time. He can live with all 4 of them. But he can't marry all 4 of them because it is illegal.

And by the same token, a man can date a man and he can live with a man but he cannot marry a man because it is illegal.

That is the law as of right now.

lol
wow.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Danzig

lol
wow.

Wow? Did I misstate the law? I'm not giving you my opinion. I'm telling what the law is as of right now. Am I misstating the law?

[Danzig]

not sure what marriage between two consenting adults has to do with polygamy. i don't know why some like to bring that up, or bestiality, or other ridiculous things when people dare mention gay marriage should be allowed.
but hey, rupe. go for it. you go for whatever you want, state it however you wish.
once upon a time DADT was a law of the land...so was slavery. once upon a time i wouldn't have been allowed to vote. so what. those were all incorrect, and were fixed. some states have already recognized that marriage between two consenting adults is a right that should be enjoyed by all, since certain rights were being given to only some TWO people marriages.

thankfully others get it, while some want to come up with cockamamie slippery slope arguments.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Danzig

not sure what marriage between two consenting adults has to do with polygamy. i don't know why some like to bring that up, or bestiality, or other ridiculous things when people dare mention gay marriage should be allowed.
but hey, rupe. go for it. you go for whatever you want, state it however you wish.
once upon a time DADT was a law of the land...so was slavery. once upon a time i wouldn't have been allowed to vote. so what. those were all incorrect, and were fixed. some states have already recognized that marriage between two consenting adults is a right that should be enjoyed by all, since certain rights were being given to only some TWO people marriages.

thankfully others get it, while some want to come up with cockamamie slippery slope arguments.

Polygamy is marriage between 2 consenting adults (at least one of which is married to at least one other person). Why should it be illegal? I'm sure you know I care nothing about polygamy. I'm just trying to make a point. I'm not saying that polygamy should be legal, although I think good arguments could certainly be made in favor of polygamy being legal. It is legal in some countries.

What is your argument as to why polygamy should be illegal? The act itself of a man dating and living with 4 women at once is not illegal. People can do whatever they want. They just can't get the marriage certificates. Anyway, I'm wondering if you have a rational answer as to why the government should prevent a guy from marrying more than one woman. If they are consenting adults, how is it the government's business?

[Danzig]

oh, rupert, by the way...not interested in your discourse and can no longer see it. so save yourself the energy.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Danzig

oh, rupert, by the way...not interested in your discourse and can no longer see it. so save yourself the energy.

I was simply trying to understand your whole argument. So far I understand half your argument. You don't need to explain the other half if you don't want to.

The other half would be the half where you explain how far the laws (that define marriage) should go and why. In other words, if the government should not be allowed to dictate that marriage is between a man and a woman, should they be able to dictate other aspects of marriage? If so, why?